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Population in Kuwait compared to Turkmenistan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,897,263 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,100,145 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 1.52 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +3.1% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 5.1M (115.7% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Kuwait vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Turkmenistan
2100 9,589,440 10,046,945
2099 9,513,152 10,075,740
2098 9,437,521 10,103,319
2097 9,362,225 10,129,577
2096 9,287,200 10,154,338
2095 9,212,523 10,178,163
2094 9,138,210 10,200,371
2093 9,064,241 10,221,349
2092 8,990,676 10,240,959
2091 8,917,547 10,259,026
2090 8,844,888 10,276,261
2089 8,772,503 10,291,819
2088 8,700,563 10,306,303
2087 8,629,117 10,319,501
2086 8,558,199 10,331,090
2085 8,487,764 10,341,183
2084 8,417,828 10,349,710
2083 8,348,353 10,356,602
2082 8,279,354 10,362,422
2081 8,210,772 10,366,587
2080 8,142,636 10,369,293
2079 8,075,101 10,370,130
2078 8,008,036 10,369,013
2077 7,941,463 10,366,366
2076 7,875,406 10,361,975
2075 7,809,930 10,355,755
2074 7,745,028 10,348,384
2073 7,680,639 10,339,415
2072 7,616,806 10,328,653
2071 7,553,744 10,316,618
2070 7,491,390 10,303,565
2069 7,429,571 10,289,578
2068 7,368,423 10,274,625
2067 7,307,932 10,258,518
2066 7,248,116 10,241,362
2065 7,188,899 10,223,420
2064 7,130,298 10,204,034
2063 7,072,099 10,183,241
2062 7,014,494 10,160,903
2061 6,957,511 10,136,928
2060 6,901,153 10,111,369
2059 6,845,293 10,083,631
2058 6,789,909 10,052,905
2057 6,734,955 10,019,547
2056 6,680,523 9,983,379
2055 6,626,403 9,943,931
2054 6,572,580 9,901,473
2053 6,518,885 9,854,931
2052 6,465,284 9,804,909
2051 6,411,692 9,751,221
2050 6,358,029 9,693,713
2049 6,304,394 9,632,600
2048 6,250,650 9,567,946
2047 6,196,914 9,500,139
2046 6,143,120 9,429,355
2045 6,089,197 9,356,194
2044 6,035,156 9,280,988
2043 5,981,241 9,204,466
2042 5,927,307 9,126,898
2041 5,873,587 9,048,356
2040 5,820,161 8,969,478
2039 5,767,029 8,890,225
2038 5,714,211 8,810,850
2037 5,661,929 8,731,367
2036 5,610,194 8,651,719
2035 5,559,069 8,572,231
2034 5,508,623 8,492,483
2033 5,458,935 8,412,113
2032 5,410,081 8,330,912
2031 5,362,063 8,248,129
2030 5,314,935 8,163,024
2029 5,265,492 8,070,023
2028 5,212,438 7,969,080
2027 5,152,065 7,860,774
2026 5,080,894 7,745,331
2025 4,998,262 7,623,184
2024 4,897,263 7,494,498
2023 4,853,420 7,364,438
2022 4,589,643 7,230,193
2021 4,360,865 7,092,043
2020 4,400,267 6,949,912
2019 4,442,316 6,803,944
2018 4,323,515 6,655,524
2017 4,154,812 6,507,061
2016 4,004,096 6,360,041
2015 3,834,574 6,215,770
2014 3,665,876 6,075,283
2013 3,507,844 5,939,341
2012 3,337,109 5,808,546
2011 3,132,814 5,683,417
2010 2,943,372 5,564,356
2009 2,795,484 5,451,592
2008 2,651,421 5,345,029
2007 2,507,887 5,244,046
2006 2,364,733 5,147,105
2005 2,236,788 5,052,257
2004 2,157,320 4,958,093
2003 2,109,881 4,863,865
2002 2,059,974 4,769,465
2001 2,008,121 4,675,409
2000 1,954,709 4,582,677
1999 1,900,030 4,492,170
1998 1,844,302 4,410,507
1997 1,787,683 4,336,730
1996 1,730,246 4,263,819
1995 1,681,513 4,191,203
1994 1,664,361 4,116,662
1993 1,672,151 4,032,407
1992 1,634,961 3,944,689
1991 1,351,399 3,855,894
1990 1,684,819 3,760,562
1989 2,217,468 3,662,459
1988 2,134,707 3,559,363
1987 2,052,994 3,452,731
1986 1,972,520 3,347,809
1985 1,894,242 3,247,534
1984 1,820,688 3,154,079
1983 1,744,295 3,067,534
1982 1,662,480 2,985,557
1981 1,583,426 2,907,187
1980 1,504,782 2,832,203
1979 1,423,514 2,760,358
1978 1,340,319 2,691,088
1977 1,258,023 2,623,948
1976 1,178,711 2,558,521
1975 1,104,863 2,494,570
1974 1,038,346 2,432,028
1973 977,654 2,370,919
1972 920,352 2,311,430
1971 865,076 2,253,119
1970 809,114 2,195,616
1969 749,452 2,139,024
1968 687,716 2,083,069
1967 628,089 2,027,403
1966 572,590 1,971,737
1965 521,174 1,915,916
1964 473,115 1,859,997
1963 427,694 1,804,272
1962 384,995 1,749,214
1961 345,945 1,695,400
1960 311,060 1,643,457

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kuwait's population will grow by 24.7% to 6,358,029 people with a rank change from 127th to 117th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.59M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Turkmenistan
2100 0.8% -0.29%
2099 0.8% -0.27%
2098 0.8% -0.26%
2097 0.81% -0.24%
2096 0.81% -0.23%
2095 0.81% -0.22%
2094 0.82% -0.21%
2093 0.82% -0.19%
2092 0.82% -0.18%
2091 0.82% -0.17%
2090 0.83% -0.15%
2089 0.83% -0.14%
2088 0.83% -0.13%
2087 0.83% -0.11%
2086 0.83% -0.1%
2085 0.83% -0.08%
2084 0.83% -0.07%
2083 0.83% -0.06%
2082 0.84% -0.04%
2081 0.84% -0.03%
2080 0.84% -0.008%
2079 0.84% 0.01%
2078 0.84% 0.03%
2077 0.84% 0.04%
2076 0.84% 0.06%
2075 0.84% 0.07%
2074 0.84% 0.09%
2073 0.84% 0.1%
2072 0.83% 0.12%
2071 0.83% 0.13%
2070 0.83% 0.14%
2069 0.83% 0.15%
2068 0.83% 0.16%
2067 0.83% 0.17%
2066 0.82% 0.18%
2065 0.82% 0.19%
2064 0.82% 0.2%
2063 0.82% 0.22%
2062 0.82% 0.24%
2061 0.82% 0.25%
2060 0.82% 0.28%
2059 0.82% 0.31%
2058 0.82% 0.33%
2057 0.81% 0.36%
2056 0.82% 0.4%
2055 0.82% 0.43%
2054 0.82% 0.47%
2053 0.83% 0.51%
2052 0.84% 0.55%
2051 0.84% 0.59%
2050 0.85% 0.63%
2049 0.86% 0.68%
2048 0.87% 0.71%
2047 0.88% 0.75%
2046 0.89% 0.78%
2045 0.9% 0.81%
2044 0.9% 0.83%
2043 0.91% 0.85%
2042 0.91% 0.87%
2041 0.92% 0.88%
2040 0.92% 0.89%
2039 0.92% 0.9%
2038 0.92% 0.91%
2037 0.92% 0.92%
2036 0.92% 0.93%
2035 0.92% 0.94%
2034 0.91% 0.96%
2033 0.9% 0.97%
2032 0.9% 1%
2031 0.89% 1.04%
2030 0.94% 1.15%
2029 1.02% 1.27%
2028 1.17% 1.38%
2027 1.4% 1.49%
2026 1.65% 1.6%
2025 2.06% 1.72%
2024 0.9% 1.77%
2023 5.75% 1.86%
2022 5.25% 1.95%
2021 -0.9% 2.05%
2020 -0.95% 2.15%
2019 2.75% 2.23%
2018 4.06% 2.28%
2017 3.76% 2.31%
2016 4.42% 2.32%
2015 4.6% 2.31%
2014 4.51% 2.29%
2013 5.12% 2.25%
2012 6.52% 2.2%
2011 6.44% 2.14%
2010 5.29% 2.07%
2009 5.43% 1.99%
2008 5.72% 1.93%
2007 6.05% 1.88%
2006 5.72% 1.88%
2005 3.68% 1.9%
2004 2.25% 1.94%
2003 2.42% 1.98%
2002 2.58% 2.01%
2001 2.73% 2.02%
2000 2.88% 2.01%
1999 3.02% 1.85%
1998 3.17% 1.7%
1997 3.32% 1.71%
1996 2.9% 1.73%
1995 1.03% 1.81%
1994 -0.47% 2.09%
1993 2.27% 2.22%
1992 21% 2.3%
1991 -19.8% 2.54%
1990 -24% 2.68%
1989 3.88% 2.9%
1988 3.98% 3.09%
1987 4.08% 3.13%
1986 4.13% 3.09%
1985 4.04% 2.96%
1984 4.38% 2.82%
1983 4.92% 2.75%
1982 4.99% 2.7%
1981 5.23% 2.65%
1980 5.71% 2.6%
1979 6.21% 2.57%
1978 6.54% 2.56%
1977 6.73% 2.56%
1976 6.68% 2.56%
1975 6.41% 2.57%
1974 6.21% 2.58%
1973 6.23% 2.57%
1972 6.39% 2.59%
1971 6.92% 2.62%
1970 7.96% 2.65%
1969 8.98% 2.69%
1968 9.49% 2.75%
1967 9.69% 2.82%
1966 9.87% 2.91%
1965 10.2% 3.01%
1964 10.6% 3.09%
1963 11.1% 3.15%
1962 11.3% 3.17%
1961 11.2% 3.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kuwait grew by 0.9%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Turkmenistan
Current population
5100145
7776557
Population rank 127/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.09%
One net population change
12 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
10.5 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
1.18 hours
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +120 +356
Annual growth/decline +43,843 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +0.9% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 61/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +42,775 +13,268
Net migration rank 24/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - 13,268
2024 - 61,624 - 14,646
2023 42,568 50,008 117,529 15,005
2022 41,752 368,560 121,814 14,141
2021 42,057 19,678 122,721 17,617
2020 41,083 -168,379 124,014 19,913
2019 46,268 181 128,275 19,735
2018 47,222 145,973 129,537 19,293
2017 51,498 92,717 131,417 16,678
2016 51,397 105,818 132,581 13,365
2015 52,127 129,695 132,663 9,936
2014 54,673 100,891 129,677 8,696
2013 52,666 107,821 126,217 7,287
2012 53,181 127,777 120,957 7,125
2011 50,733 176,732 115,197 6,992
2010 49,838 101,566 109,318 6,621
2009 48,879 95,483 102,931 6,656
2008 47,505 96,268 96,815 6,734
2007 46,539 96,765 92,038 6,388
2006 45,911 97,087 87,840 7,613
2005 45,243 67,638 83,968 10,263
2004 44,341 1,713 79,850 14,242
2003 42,934 5,895 76,737 17,625
2002 41,651 9,335 75,639 18,803
2001 40,662 12,055 76,682 16,982
2000 39,811 14,296 76,875 14,925
1999 39,342 15,912 76,362 12,859
1998 39,324 16,878 77,342 -3,239
1997 39,581 17,457 79,045 -5,600
1996 39,920 17,914 80,996 -8,627
1995 39,198 438 86,289 -13,423
1994 36,533 -41,862 89,319 -13,094
1993 33,239 -43,501 92,596 -312
1992 32,016 52,620 96,668 -13,517
1991 21,867 460,628 99,297 -4,864
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 101,099 -4,864
1989 49,390 34,643 103,553 -3,576
1988 50,037 31,455 104,802 1,408
1987 50,690 31,243 103,885 3,161
1986 51,824 27,187 100,930 1,878
1985 51,772 25,777 95,890 1,861
1984 52,539 17,020 90,591 -1,427
1983 51,460 31,758 85,183 -1,264
1982 49,981 30,437 80,989 -961
1981 48,098 29,600 77,829 -1,102
1980 47,096 32,483 74,394 -1,152
1979 45,569 37,383 71,135 -677
1978 44,277 39,159 68,437 -350
1977 42,922 38,225 66,318 -132
1976 41,439 36,050 64,513 160
1975 39,295 30,909 62,681 550
1974 37,425 25,398 60,925 924
1973 35,741 22,830 59,169 1,194
1972 34,045 21,984 57,326 1,293
1971 32,339 22,182 56,666 1,348
1970 30,789 26,614 55,617 1,376
1969 28,774 33,143 54,791 1,397
1968 26,161 35,399 54,324 1,401
1967 23,520 34,177 54,209 1,397
1966 20,914 32,383 54,353 1,377
1965 18,952 30,580 54,558 1,366
1964 17,064 29,537 54,574 1,340
1963 15,357 28,889 54,203 1,332
1962 13,730 27,417 53,248 1,337
1961 12,327 24,618 51,659 1,372
1960 11,054 21,769 49,436 1,421

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/turkmenistan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 35.8% of the population change in Kuwait is from natural causes (a gain of 470,645 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 845,142 people). In Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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